Are you a small business marketing expert?

Wait….wait just a minute.  Time out!

Before I get into the more formal portion of this page, I feel like I need to get some information out up front (it actually appears a little later in the page – but I’m thinking that I could save us all some time if I add it here first)

You can stop reading if:

• You do not have your own small business centered blog.  This is a must have for this site.  If I (or our editorial team) receive a guest post request from you and you, yourself do not have a blog or relevant application, product or service that a DIYMarketer will want to see or visit – we will NOT respond to your email.
• You are a link builder or SEO company trolling for links.  DIYMarketers has a policy of only sharing content and links that are relevant to our audience.  I’m looking for engaged experts who want to REGULARLY share their knowledge with a community.  

Now back to what you need to know….

Thanks for your interest in submitting a guest post to DIYMarketers.  On this page  you’ll find answers to the most common questions that our guest authors ask.  In addition to that, you’ll also find guidelines for submitting and writing articles that really get a lot of exposure.

What is DIYMarketers all about?

DIYMarketers is committed to providing easy-to-do articles about marketing strategy to small business owners, entrepreneurs and marketeters inside small organizations.

Are you a good fit?  Here’s who our audiences want to see:

A small business expert in some area of marketing.  At this time we’re especially interested in two categories of authors; marketing experts and small business owners who would like to share their diymarketing strategies and experiences.  The idea is to build relationships with regular contributors who become active members of the community.

Who is the DIYMarketers Audience?

DIYMarketers is a community of small business owners, CEO and entrepreneurs who wear lots of hats and are looking for easy, how-to-articles and tips to help their business get customers, keep customers and make more money with less effort.

How to submit a guest post

The best way to submit a guest post is to send an email to info@DIYMarketers.com that includes the following:

• Your industry or field of expertise.
• Two or three topics that you’d like to write about.
• A link to your website or blog
• Include a writing sample or point us to where we can see your writing.
• Provide a 2 sentence bio
• An email that is connected to your Gravatar profile.  You can create a profile here – Create Gravatar Profile.

If we accept you as a guest author, you will be contacted via email.

Don’t event THINK about submitting if… (you will piss us off — and we will ignore you)

We are not accepting any articles from agencies, freelance writers or SEO organizations or PR/media companies on behalf of clients who are looking to build links for their clients.  

Submission Guidelines

What kinds of articles we accept

100% Original Content: DIYMarketers will only publish original content that has not been published elsewhere or will NOT be published anywhere else online.  Of course, you are absolutely free to re-purpose content you’ve already written, but the content must be 100% original.

Educational and Informational articles ONLY:  Publishing a guest post on DIYMarketers is a terrific opportunity to share your expertise and experience with an audience of small business owners and entrepreneurs.  We will not accept any articles that are promotional or contain advertising messages that link to offers, products or services that are irrelevant to the content or the audience.

Topics to Write About

Over the years, we’ve published hundreds of articles on topics related to small business marketing.  As far as topics go — just about anything related to the overall subject of marketing goes.  Here are just a few suggestions as far as topics go:

• Marketing Strategy
• Market Research
• Social Media
• Online Marketing
• Mobile Marketing
• Product and Offering Development
• Pricing
• Distribution
• Sales and Marketing
• Trade Shows
• Search Engine Optimization / Search Engine Marketing
• Trends
• Marketing tools, software, apps, etc
• Books on Marketing

What to Focus on in the Articles

The articles that do best are those that take the time to focus on the audience and the challenges that they often have in putting the advice in the article to use.  For example, rather than just telling readers to “create videos” – think about the reader who has never considered using video and if they have — they thought it was just too hard and technical.

• Give practical how-to instructions that guide the reader through the process of implementing a strategy. (try do give them something they can apply and finish within 30 minutes of reading the article) i.e. Setting up a Google+ Page.
• Identify trigger events.  How will I know that I should be using this strategy or app that you are writing about?  What am I living through or experiencing that should tell me this is the strategy for me?
• Overcome distractions.  What are the distractions that will come up and sidetrack me from completing this strategy successfully and how do I overcome it?
• Provide resources.  Give recommendations to multiple resources that the reader can try.  This advice should be phrased in a neutral and objective opinion such as Consumer Reports might provide and NOT as an advertisement or promotion.